How to Use short space of time in a Sentence

short space of time

noun phrase
  • This team has come a very long way in a rather short space of time.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Just as deadly, but not all the victims were killed in a short space of time.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Never has a club fallen so far and so dramatically in such a short space of time.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Having a steep learning curve like this gives me so much bandwidth to try many different things in a short space of time.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The latest shipments represent much bigger quantities in a short space of time.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The film covers a lot of ground in a short space of time, as Garance confides in an unseen other woman about her early life.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026
  • From the side which started that game for London City Lionesses, none of the eleven are still at the club, a remarkable turnover of players in such a short space of time.
    — Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But if progress in robotics proceeds anywhere close to the speed of the wider AI industry, that wide distance may nevertheless be traversed in a short space of time.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In deciding to sack him, Liverpool acknowledged that the challenges of leading a Premier League team have changed, even in the short space of time since Slot was appointed.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Seven consecutive wins to start the campaign were followed by nine defeats in their subsequent 12 across all competitions, with few reigning Premier League champions experiencing such a sharp decline in such a short space of time.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

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